Co-wife Conflict

Associated Documents (1)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Jankowiak, WilliamCo-wife conflict and co-operation

Associated Hypotheses (5)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Jankowiak, William"The greater the complexity in a society, the greater the possibility for envy and resentment to arise [between co-wives]" (83).
Jankowiak, William"Co-wife conflict will be more prevalent in societies where women are responsible for material production" (83).
Jankowiak, William"Co-wife conflict will arise over real and imagined inequalities in the distribution of material resources among their children" (84).
Jankowiak, William"There will be less competition between postmenopausal and reproductively nubile women [in polygynous marriage] as women age" (84).
Jankowiak, William"Co-wife conflict should be present in all societies, regardless of social complexity" (84).

Associated OCMs

  1. polygamy